different between building vs tofall

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?l.d??/
• Rhymes: -?ld??
• Hyphenation: build?ing

Etymology 1

From Middle English bildyng, buildyng, buyldyng, byldyng, bulding, beldyng, equivalent to build +? -ing.

Noun

building (countable and uncountable, plural buildings)

1. (uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.

   Synonym: construction

2. (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.

   Synonyms: edifice; see also Thesaurus:building

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• building on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

See build

Verb

building

1. present participle of build

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English building.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bil.di?/

Noun

building m (plural buildings)

1. tower, skyscraper (tall building)

   Synonyms: gratte-ciel, tour

English

Alternative forms

• to-fall, two-fall, toofall, tuefall, teefall, toofal

Etymology

From Middle English tofal, equivalent to to- +? fall. Compare Dutch toeval, German Zufall, Danish tilfælde, Swedish tillfälle, Icelandic tilfelli. More at to, fall.

Noun

tofall (plural tofalls)

1. (archaic, poetic) Decline; settling; end; close.

   at to-fall of the day — A. E. Houseman, More Poems, XLIV

2. (archaic, architecture) A shed or building annexed to the wall of a larger one, having its roof formed in a single slope with the top resting against the wall; lean-to.

Anagrams

• fall to

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tofalle, tofal, tufall, tufalle, tufal, tawfall, tawfalle, tawfal

Etymology

From to- +? fall.

Noun

tofall (plural tofalles)

1. (architecture) A small structure, e.g. a shed, that is annexed to the wall of a larger one, having its roof formed in a single slope with the top resting against the wall.
2. (metaphorical) An insignificant or unessential trait.

References

• “tofal(le, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 20 April 2018.